Training Day
- E-learning is booming but classroom training is still most effective method
for CAD users, Stephen Holmes, AEC Magazine, Apr 8, 2008
Lunch and Learn - Selecting Topics - tips on selecting relevant information
to be given in lunch hour training, Mark Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, Jan 6,
2008
CAD Training Material - What is Good? - outline is good for instructor-lead
class while handout is more informative and self-explanatory, Mark Kiker, CADD
Manager.com Blog, Dec 6, 2007
Super Glue AutoCAD Training - tips on maintaining training budget in
organization, Mark Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, Dec 3, 2007
Training Time - The Whammy - tips on making training effective and fruitful,
Mark Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, Dec 4, 2007
Train, Train and Train Again
- an in-house, user-specific training can help users make maximum use of the
software and bring faster ROI, David Payne of CADline, AEC Magazine, March 30,
2007
Hybrid Learning Methods
- traditional training declines, hybrid learning provides flexible and effective
learning methods, Matt Murphy, Cadalyst, February 1, 2007
Learning Your CAD Times Tables - a CAD manager should teach the students in
such a way so that they can teach others, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog,
January 15, 2007
2006
Realizing Software Potential
- well planned, structured training program for users can help harness best of
software, John Pickering, MCAD Online, December 12, 2006
What is Your Learning Style?
- generational diversity affects the ability to learn and teach, Matt Murphy,
Cadalyst, December 1, 2006
Lesson Plans - Conscious Competence
- understanding unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetence, conscious
competence and unconscious competence to determine knowledge level of users,
Matt Murphy, Cadalyst, November 1, 2006
Does Traditional Teaching Work?
- informal training or 'pull' learning brings more learning opportunities for
novice and expert users, Matt Murphy, Cadalyst, October 1, 2006
Online Training for Swiss-Style Lathes - an interactive virtual machine
including graphical representations helps in effective training, Derek Korn, MMS
Online, May 2006
A Plug for Instructor-Led Training
- while you may be able to teach yourself how to use CAD in depth,
instructor-led training is the best way to supply breadth, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD
Insider, February 6, 2006
2005
A Field Guide to Learning Management Systems - know about your product
features, cost and pricing model, implementing best practices, Dan Dolan of 4D
Technologies, CADLearning.com, December 2005 (may require free registration),
pdf
Guide
to e-Learning in the Workplace - introduction to e-learning,
including building a learning portal, e-books, interactive content, more, Jane
Knight, e-Learning Centre, December 2005 (may require free registration),
pdf
Many
Happy Returns - Calculating e-Learning ROI - successful online
training for employees can help in better ROI, Dan Dolan of 4D Technologies,
CADLearning.com, December 2005 (may require free registration),
pdf
Changing Face of Training
- effective CAD training is about using the CAD program within company's
specifications, Robert Green, Cadalyst Management, September 21, 2005
Help Your Designers Achieve Their Full Potential
- implementing formalized CAD training programs continuously improves skills
and increases productivity of organizations, Greg Jankowski, Cadalyst
Manufacturing, September 15, 2005
Vocational
School Markets New
Engineering Technology
- a Massachusetts high school recently received rapid prototyping equipment
that is helping students better prepare for careers in CAD, Ted LaBorde, The
Republican, January 31, 2005 (requires
free registration)
UA Encourages Natives to Study Science - as part of the Alaska Native
Science and Engineering Program, Juneau high school students are learning
AutoCAD, Eric Fry, Juneau Empire, January 27, 2005
Lincoln's CAD Lab Prepares Aspiring Engineers - a new CAD lab allows
Macomb, Illinois high school students to gain valuable hands-on experience
as they explore 3D parametric drafting, Michael Briskey and Ashley Walczak,
Macomb Daily, January 27, 2005
Printer
Brings Projects to Life - a 3D printer enables Michigan students to
produce prototypes from digital data to better evaluate their designs, Janet
Sugameli, Detroit News, January 3, 2005
2005
Students Break Land-Speed Record
- with their design efforts powered by a range of CAD tools - including
SolidWorks - a student team from Ohio State University broke the world
land-speed record for electric vehicles in October 2004 at the Bonneville
Salt Flats in Utah, Paul E. Teague, Design News, December 13, 2004
Her Homework Makes Homes - an Iowa high school student uses her
CAD skills to create house plans, Sara Sleyster, Des Moines Register,
December 10, 2004
Setting the Stage -
at Indiana University, students of set design use such CAD tools as AutoCAD, VectorWorks and SketchUp
to enhance theater productions, Maurina Paradise,
idsnews.com, December 2, 2004
Getting Ahead by Design
- learning CAD in high school should give these California students an
advantage when entering the job market, Amy Hilvers, Bakersfield
Californian, November 24, 2004 (requires free lengthy registration)
Tangible Technology - an Indiana high school teacher has created a lab with three metal lathes and two vertical mills (converted into computer numeric control machines), 24 computers and another traditional vertical mill and hand and power tools, Melissa West, South Bend Tribune, October 12, 2004
Needs Must - there's no substitute for CAD/CAM software training - it's necessary to help keep you up on the latest advances in technology and also improves your productivity, Charles Clarke, e4engineering, October 8, 2004
It's No Drag for School Pupils - in the first Jaguar F1 Team In Schools international finals, students designed a racing or drag car out of a small block of balsa wood using CAD programs then tested the aerodynamic qualities in a smoke tunnel and its drag in a wind tunnel, Emma Pinch, icBirmingham, October 6, 2004
CAD Challenging Educators to Keep Pace - high schools and colleges are constantly working to stay up to date with state-of-the-art CAD facilities and course offerings, Jordana Halpern Geist, Business First of Buffalo, September 13, 2004
Student Creates Mechanical Model of Solar System - an Arizona college students used AutoCAD and Mastercam software to model a gear system that represents the relationship of the sun to the earth and moon, Todd Haynie, Eastern Arizona Courier, May 27, 2004
Students Learn About Latest Design Engineer Tools - Wisconsin middle-school students recently visited Graphics Systems Corporation, receiving hands-on experience with engineering design tools and learning about new career choices, GSC, May 26, 2004
The Telecoms Challenge 2003 - a group of UK teens given a real-world design brief and a day’s training on SolidWorks discover a heightened enthusiasm for product design and development, Al Dean, CADserver, April 6, 2004
Elkhart School Upgrades CAD - an $11 million renovation adds new computers and CAD programs for an Indiana school, Mike Myer, South Bend Tribune, March 21, 2004
Ridgway Students Learn Drafting Technology Tactics - Ridgway, Pennsylvania students receive introductory technology classes beginning in 7th grade, preparing them for advanced CAD classes in high school and a technical career after graduation, Ridgway Record, March 11, 2004
3D Program Creates More Options for McCann Computer Students - CAD students at a Massachusetts high school are expanding their skills with Maya animation software, which will give them an edge in preparing themselves for future high-tech jobs, Karen Gardner, North Adams Transcript, March 5, 2004
ATE - Training for the Future - Utah high school teaches using ADT and Revit, Linda Butler, New Utah, February 26, 2004
Students from Area Place Well in Contest - California high school students recently competed in the annual Engineer and Technology Day at Delta College in Stockton, Lodinews.com, February 20, 2004
CAD Has Students Racing in School - students in a New Mexico middle school are using CAD to create and race small compressed air-powered racing cars, TV Hagenah, Quay County Sun, February 19, 2004
McCann Students Get Video's Starring Roles - SolidWorks is producing a marketing film that will feature students who won national awards for their CAD projects, Susan Bush, The Berkshire Eagle, January 14, 2004
CAD/CAE Initiatives for Growing Future Engineers - a look at some of the CAD-related programs for high school students that are prepping tomorrow's engineers, Louise Elliott, DE Online, May 2003
Catching Them Younger - "pre-engineering" programs such as PTC's Partnership for Innovative Learning, which brings CAD to high-school students, is helping to create a new generation of engineers, Jean Thilmany, Mechanical Engineering, May 2003
Adding Excitement To E-learning - think3 is among the growing number of companies offering simulated software for employee training, Jennie L. Phipps, Industry Week, April 2003
CAD Training - Technology vs. Tradition - despite the plethora of cutting-edge technology available to teachers and students, old-fashioned, instructor-led training is still the best way to go, Arnie Williams, CADENCE, February 2003
Program Benefits Engineering Students - an internship program is providing Purdue University students with valuable engineering experience, Sarah Krisel, The Exponent, February 6, 2003
Re-Thinking the CAD Course: Design Not Drafting - traditional drafting courses need to be re-thought to emphasize design and creativity, John Hutchinson, Ties Magazine, December 2002 (pdf)
Grooming Engineers: How the U.K. Does It - an organization in the UK, where there is a shortage of engineers, is trying to attract young people and women to the industry, Machine Design, July 25, 2002 (pdf)
